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EDWAED M. 4IIEYLMAN, or soUTII BEND, INDIANA, AssIeNoE To OLIVER oIIILLED p PLOW WORKS, or SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. l

To all whom t may concern:

-a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of South Bend, inthe `county of St. Joseph and State'of'Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsl in Planters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescriptionv ofthe invention, such as will enable `others skilled in the Vart'to which it appertains to make and use the same. p

This invention relates to improvements in planters andl moreparticularly to feed devices therefor,-one object ofthe invention being to provide simple and Aefficient means which shall facilitate the accurate feeding of the seed, without injury to the latter and withoutcrow'ding and jamming, to the'discharge outlet. f v I Y f A further object is'toprovide means which shall facilitate the removal ofthe feed ring and the replacing ofanother feed lring with seed cells or openings of a different size. f

With these andother objects in view, the invention consistsin certain novel features hereinafter set forth andl pointed outin the claims. l,

In the accompanying drawings; 'Figure 1 is a plan view ofa feed mechanism embodying my improvements, the seed can being shown in section; Fig.f2 is a sectional view on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1; Figs. Sto 7 are views of details, and Figs. `8 and 9 views of a modification of the feed ring.

1 represents a seed can, the wall of which is secured at its lower end to a bottom ring `2, and the latter is provided `with lugs 3, 3

and 4' tov facilitate the attachment `of the can and parts supported thereby, to suitable supporting meanson aplanter. Within the bottom ring, a spider 5 is located and supported by removable or adjustable buttonsyattached to said ring. The spider is also made with a recessed enlargement 7 to enter arecess in the bottomring and form a discharge outlet 7 a. The arms of the spidery project upwardly and inwardly within the lower portion of the seed can and converge to a central ring or sleeve 8. An agitator plate made in the form of a truncated cone 9 having ribs 10, is disposed over the spider and provided centrally with a tubular hub 11 which passes freely through the ring or sleeve 8 of the Specification of Letters Patent.

PLANTEE. l

Patented May 6, 1919.

l Applicationiled December 18, 1918. Serial No.` 267,300.

spider. The lower end of the'hub 11 is made angular and on this portion of said hub, a casting 12 having arms 13 is laced and adapted to be engaged by propelling mechanism (notshown) foroperating the feed devices. A bolt passes through the hub 11 and serves to hold the casting 12 in place, said bolt projectingabove the cone and threaded for the reception -of a nut 14, which latter serves to securestirrer arms 15 to said cone. It willthus be apparent that v.the cone is rotatably mounted within the lower portion of the seed can.

The bottom ring 2 supports a rotatable feed .ring 16, said ring surrounding the peripheral portion of the cone Iand provided interiorly with the cone. l. The feed ring is made with an annula series ofseed cells or openings 19 which may be `oval in shape and each having its rear wall 20 somewhat beveled. By the rear wall of each seed cell or opening, is meant that wall which is in the rear with respect to the directionof rotation of the feed ring. The feed ring'is also made in its upper face with grooves 21 which extend` diagonally from the seed cells oropenings ltoward the inner edge `of the plate and terminate in proximity to such inner edge. That is to say, the grooves 21 extend in an inward and forward direction from the seed cells or openings and are made slanting or tapering from said openings to their forward extremities where they terminate at the surface of the ring in proximity to the inner edge thereof. Said grooves21 may also be made taperlingzfrom endito end as-shown in Fig. 1 and thus said grooves 21 may be tapering in both directions. f

" Instead of mak-ing the grooves tapering from end to end `as shown in Fig. 1 theymay by means of bolts or latches 25. These bolts are Vmounted in housings 26 secured to the kouter wall of the seed canand are normally projected over the cut-off ring 23, by means of spring 27. Each bolt or latch is -pro-l fvided with Ia head or finger-hold ,28 for withdrawing it, and each bolt 'or latch is made with lugs 29 adapted, when the bolt is withdrawn and turned, to become disposed behind shoulders 30 within the housing 26. By 'these means, the ring 23 may be easily released, when it may be `removed and ,permit the easy removal of the feed ring and replacement `of another feed ring having seed cups of a differentl size, whereby the "mechanism may be made `adaptable for feeding either cotton or corn. I

lThe ring 23 is made With Yan enlargement 31 having yan opening i. Thisfopening is covered lby a cap 33 and this cap also in said opening 32 and adapted to force `seed from the seed cups ofthe feed ring n to the discharge` outlet 7&1at the 'bottom of -the seed can. i i a The ring 23 is provided with a plurality of inwardly projecting lugs 34 )to ywhich springsweeps 4or fingers 35 are secured. Each of theselsweeps or ingersmay be made of vflat spring metal, curved slightly so as `to be concentric ywith the ring and bent downwardly so that its free end portion will wipe over the upper face lofthe feed ring. The 'free end of each sweep or. linger 35 is beveled so as .to be disposed diagonally across the feed ring and this beveled end is bent upward slightly'to form alip 36.

t With my improvements, when the *feed ring is rotated so thatvthesame will turn in the direction in whichthe 'grooves 21 extend from the seedcells, said lring will move under the spring sweeps 35 fand 'the latter4 will serve to cause the seed tof move outwardly throughsaid grooves tothe seed cells and clogging or Ajamming of the seed v-in the cells will be'prevented.

Slight changes might be made inthe 1details ofl my invention without departing from the spirit thereof or 'limiting its `scope and hence I do not wish to restrict myself to the precise details herein set forth.

Having fully described my invention what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is e 7 1 1. In feedmech'anism for planters, the

"combination with a seed can, of a vrotatable feed member having an annular series of seed cells, said feed member also having in its upper face grooves" which extend .inwardly and forwardly from saidseed cells,

said grooves being made inclined lupwardly f y Copiesef this' patent maybe Vobtained 'for khavin A'an annular series of seed cells, said l rin a so havin ooves in its u er face A. 7

said grooves extending forwardly and inwardly lfrom the seed cells and', inclined 'downwardly approximately from "the inner edge, of the ring @to fsaid seed cells.

3. In feed mechanism for planters, the

combination with a -seed ycan,-' of fa rotatable feed ming having A'se'ed 4cells and :havin fin- "clined fgrooves "extending Vforwardly an inwardly .from said-seed cells', anda stationary :spring 'sweep over :said feed Ting Tand havfinga beveled freeend disposedf-inproximity to said Ting.

incloses a spring-pressed linger 33l mounted 4. In feed ,mechanism for planters,y the ycomilinnnion with ya seedcan, of a rotatable vfeed 'ring yhaving seed cells fa'znd havinginclined grooves extending inwardly Ifand forwardly from said xcells, a stationaryring "over said .feed fring, and.' a plurality -off Asweeps secured to 'saidl` stationary "-ri'ng 'and "having beveled free ends 4to sweep over'fthe "5; @In feed mechanism 'for planters, the combination fwfith k'afseed can, of a 'rotatable feed ring having seedfcells, a'nrmall-ystaytionary cut olf ring .disposed #over the feed ring, vra manually operable Aspring-,pressed ybolt projectingoverthe cut-of ring, a lhousing forsaid bolt, said housingfhavingan internal shoulder, .and -a lug'onsaid bolt to."engage said shoulderfand retain the bolt withdrawn, wherebythe removal Iof the cut-olf ',ringiand the feed Aring will be facilitated.

6. In feed mechanism for planters,'the

"combination with fa seed canfprovided with yabottom ring, "an agitatorflcone, a rotatable feed ring between 'said cone :and the wall of the seed 'can andiconnectedrwith sa'id cone,

means whereby said-cone and feed ringmay "be rotateda normally stationary ringremovably supported over the feed ring, and 'a plurality of 4spring sweeps disposed/within and carried by said normally stationary ring, -,said spring sweeps yhaving:beveled vfree ends disposed fclose proximity `to *the upperf'face of thelffeedring l In [testimony whereof, yI 'have Isigned'f'this specification vin the presence Eo'f 'two y#subscribve cents each, byeddressinz th'e Commissioner f Patenti, LWa'sliingtonri).G. v 

